Uniform cap



March 23, 1954 L 2,672,616

UNIFORM CAP Original Filed Jan. 19, 1949 INVENTOR- .Hczr y Lew Patented Mar. 23, 1954 UNIFORM CAP Harry Lev, Chicago, Ill.

Continuation of abandoned application Serial No. 185,620, September 19, 1950, which is a division of application Serial No. 71,749, January 19, 1949. This application October 1, 1952, Serial 3 Claims. (Cl. 2-195) This invention relates to a uniform cap having a frame whereon may be fitted a removable cover. More particularly the present improvements are concerned with a frame which is molded from plastic material with special provision for the mounting of threaded sockets to which the ends of a strap may be secured, for attachment at the front of a removable stay which supports a grommet over which the cap cover is removably fitted, and for certain other features as will hereinafter be disclosed indetail. A cap having such a construction is advantageous in the respects that it is light, flexible, long-lived, requires fewer parts in its assembly, and. otherwise is well suited to meet the requirements usually encountered in service.

This application is a continuation of my application Serial No. 185,620 filed September 19, 1950, now abandoned, in turn a division of my application Serial No. 71,749, filed January 19, 1949, now Patent No. 2,555,348.

A uniform cap embodying the improvements of this invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a uniform cap which embodies my present improved features of construction;

Figure 2 is a view in perspective of the cap frame per se;

Figure 3 is a central longitudinal section through the cap; and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary detail in section, taken on line 4-4 of Figure 8.

The cap illustrated is conventional in that it comprises a flexible frame in the form of an endless band I5 having outstanding beads 16 and I! extending along its upper and lower edges. According to the present invention, this frame is molded from some suitable plastic material having properties which are specially adapted for its intended purpose. Among these is lightness, flexibility, and resilience to a considerable degree. A visor 20 formed integrally with the band is provided at the front, being arched and inclined downwardly in accordance with usual practice. The lower bead I! is shown as terminating at spaced points where it joins with the visor (see Fig. 2).

The frame band carries at each side a fitting in the form of a socket 22 which is desirably threaded internally and provided at its inner end with a flange 23. In the process of forming the frame, the plastic material is molded around the socket flange so as to permanently anchor the socket fixedly in place. Each socket extends outwardly from the frame so as to receive'therein a screw having an ornamental head 24 to engage one end of a chin strap 25 which normally extends across the front of the cap immediately above the visor (see Fig. 1). A socket of this character provides a simple and effective fastener for one end of a strap which is customarily carried at the cap front.

At its front the frame band is also formed with a pair of inwardly offset bars 28 spaced apart in parallel relation and extending horizontally as best shown in Fig. 2. Each bar is relatively short, perhaps a little over an inch, and its spacing from the band body is sufficient to receive therebetween the lower end of a stay 30 which is thereby secured vertically in place. This stay is offset at 3| where it is forwardly extended over the top of the frame band with which it may engage, and then continues upwardly and forwardly at 32 to support at its top end'a grommet 33 which, as herein shown, is in the form of a roll made desirably of rubber or other like material. region is provided with an elongated slot 34 from whose top end is inwardly extended an upwardly curved tongue 35 that lies below the grommet in supporting relation thereto and in cooperating relation with a pair of other tongues 36 which are downwardly curved from the upper end of the stay (see Fig. 2). The grommet which is extended between these several tongues is engaged thereby to be sustained in the position shown.

Certain problems are encountered in the use of any plastic frame, since it does not readily receive therethrough threads applied in a sewing operation for afiixing a sweat band in place. In the present cap I meet this problem by providing, according to Fig. 3, a tape 3! of fabric or the like which is adhesively fastened to the inside of the frame band l5 adjacent its bottom edge, this tape being reversely bent at 38 and then extended upwardly tothe outside of a sweat band 40 which is extended around the frame interiorly thereof. The tape may readily be sewn to the sweat band as at 4|. At the front, where the sweat band is extended past the two bars 28, I may interpose a cushion pad 42 whereby to maintain the sweat band spaced rearwardly of the bars to prevent any pressure therefrom being transmitted to the forehead of the wearer.

A cap of this general description is adapted to receive a cover having altip 45 which is fitted over the grommet 33 to be distended thereby, the cover including a band 46 which fits around the The stay in its upper I either way..., Atwthe. front an emblem, .is se- I cured in place aszbyipassing its shank? through"- an opening in the cover and through the slot 34 in the stay, a nut 49 being then applied to the. a

shank to complete the locking of the emblem in place.

As shown, this cap embodies the improved features of threaded strap-holding socketshav'mg flanges around which the capaframe': is molded:

so as to permanently secure thezsocketsatheretosw The inset bars at the front areiintegramvith'the frame to provide a mounting in whicli thestay may be removably placed, thereby dispensing with any separate holder for this purpose and with thee assembly operation therefor. The frame is continuous throughout its front portion, and its. front faceremains-asmooth'so thatithe'cover band 46 whihlengages ,therewith'is maintained smooth at Irever-y ,pointi.

WhileII have shownanddesfcribed certain embodiments. of ;my .invention; it is to "be under-4 stood that :it is capable of .mamomodifications."

Ch'a'nges, therefore, in the? construction and arrangementmaybemade 'witliout departing from thespirit and" scopejof theiinvention as :disclosed in thei'appended claims. 1'

1. Ina uniform cap of thetype havinga strap extended; across theTfrontnportion thereof, an endless frame moidedfrom fleiiiblepla'stio having at opposite sidesthereof a socket fitting, the-in-:.

ner. end of each socket; fitting: halving-an enlarged flange embedded in "saidgframe during molding,

said'socket'fittings gbeing internallythreaded,

said straphavingnpeningsin its ends engageable over said socketfittlngs and inemberscomple mentar'y to said fittings engageable therewith for retaining -saicts'trapdn :;position;

2. In a uniform cap of the type having a strap extended across the front portion thereof, an imperforate endless frame molded from flexible plastic having at opposite sides thereof a socket fittingHthainner-end of each socketfitting having an enlargedsflange embeddeddn said-frame during molding, said socket fittings being internally threaded, said strap having openings in its ends engageable over said socket fittings, and mem- "bers rz.acomplementary to said fittings engageable therewith mfor retaining said strap in position, saidend'less frame having at its front at least onerbarsintegrallyliormed therewith at the inside surface-,therenfsamddn spaced relation therewith, and'ta separatelyzzformed, removable grommetsupporting stay having its lower end received within the openin'g defined by said bar and the insideasurface of said frame and maintained from angular displacement therein.

3. In a uniform cap of the type havingla strap extended across theifro'nt portion thereof, a relatively rigid frame having opposite side portions,

at .least said"opposite', side. portions being of molded plastic'and asocket fitting in each of said j side. portionspthe' inner end of each socket having a portion embedded in "each of said plastic side portions during molding .to be permanently .attached thereto; said strap having openings in its:

endseng'ageable over said socket fittings. and members complementary-to said Lfittings fremovably fastenabi 'theretoforretaini'ng said strap in position; 1:

HARRY'IJEV? Referencesrcifed the -.fi1e'yof thisrpatent.

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